Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-03

which breek meets Greek.
The color Of hair and eyes
May seldom much disclose,
But the color that never lies
Is the color OF the nose.
1t is rumored Mrs Bennett, mother
Of Geo. A. Bennett, the express rob
ber will accompany her son TO Boise
and make that city her home as long
as her son is in the penitcntiary.
With all the economy OF the board
OF county commissioners, the current
expenses Of the county will exceed
the revenues from $1,000 to $4,000
That's bad, with the heavy debt al
ready hanging over us.
The north bound passenger train
has TO lay over at Pocatello from six
to eight hours nearly every day TO
wait for the Omaha trains, which for
some cause or other are always behind
time.
On account Of not having been fur
nished with copy Of the secretary's
report, although we applied for it, we
are unable 10 give the proceedings of
the Teachers Institute held at this
place last Friday and Saturday.
We learn from parties wishing to
purchase, that young cattle are not to
be had in this county at any price.
The cattlemen and ranchmen having
plenty of hay TO feed their stock this
winter, IL necessary, are not as anxious
to sell as usual
AS an item Of interest it might be
stated that pile OF strength that
would reach half way TO the moon is
wasted in these parts every year by
people holding up a hymn book in
church who don't know B fat from
the howl Of Parson Jones cat
The citizens of Oneida county held
a meeting at Malad Tuesday evening
and protested in strong language
against the division Of Idaho. Where
Bingham leads others follow.
Mr.. johnson, the newly appointed
superintendent for the Fort Hall In
dian school is expected to arrive here
sometime next week and take charge
OF the school Prof J.C. Brooks. the
present superintendent. will return to
his old home in Tennessee.
The ladies OF Pocatello will give a
New England dinner to-day, the pro-
cecds Of which will go to the school
house fund. The good people Of that
city should see that the ladies are
given every encouragement TO make
il n grand success financially.
Uncle Sam has decided to teach his
wards at the Fort Hall school music,
and has sent on fine organ to be
used for that purpose, Now If he will
send out French dancing master to
teach them the terpsichorean art he
may succeed in ciyilizing them.
DIR. Maddox, physician and surgeon
at Ross Fork Agency, was in town
ThurJlay and gave the News office an
agreeable call. Wonder If we should
have told the Dr.-"they say" he is
thinking of sermonizing from a text
found in second chapter of Genesis
and 18th verse. Oh, how forgetful
We are.
A small petition is in circulation
for consolidation of Oxford and
Swan Lake depots and to make the
latter the shipping point for Oxford
and all the valley around. We know
the people of Oxford do not favor
the move and we believe the railroad
officials will hardly consider the mat
ter with any degree Of seriousness.
Woods and Williams, the two mur
dcrers sentenced at the last term OF
court TO be hanged, and who succeeded
in getting their cases appealed to the
Supreme Court, will have hearing a
Boise City next month; and il th'
sentence of the lower court is con
firmed. and most likely il will be the,
will probably pay the penalty of thei
deeds some time in the spring.
The News acknowledges the rcceip
OF the new map OF the lnter-Mountail
District, gotten up and distributed by
the Boise City Board of Trade. This
map is intended rs an advertisement
setting forth the advantages and re
sources OF Idaho, and will be distrib
uted in the States, where they will M
doubt do much good towards bringing
homc-seekers to settle in the fertile
valleys Of this Territory,
J Barnum is regular salamander
The last fire was his seventh, but h
is not in the least dauntcd by it. BE
| fore the Bridgeport fire had ceaseC
he had sent telegrams to all parts o
the world to secure fresh specimen
for bigger menagerie than ever. Th'
great Snowman is an extraordinary,
man, and has as much energy in hin
now as when he began his remarkabl
career He has lost about two million
dollars worth of property by fires il
his lifetime on which his insuranc
was very small.
An opium erazed Chinaman wa
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